[HECnet] PDP Ignorance

[hvlems at zonnet.nl]

Mark, typing a few commands is just about allone can do on a traditional blackberry with a screen half the size of an iPhone. Even then the sensation is like watching a football game through a letterbox :-)
Hans
Verzonden vanaf mijn draadloze BlackBerry  -toestel

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From: Mark Benson <md.benson at gmail.com>
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Date: Fri, 15 Jul 2011 14:30:37 
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On 15 Jul 2011, at 12:38, hvlems at zonnet.nl wrote:

Mark, running a vt100 80 x 24 screen on a blackberry (not a Torch) is problematic. 
OTOH 20 years ago I wouldn't have dreamt of being able to power down an XP1000 sitting on my couch and using a phone as a remote terminal!

Oh don't get me wrong, it's cool that you can do it and I have used it a few times. For basic terminal stuff its great. I have my HP Microserver set up to allow SSH   from external IPs via myy firewall so I can SSH there then Telnet into my SimH VAX from my phone :D

On the same count however, a lot of DEC text based apps like EVE and Notes (I think?) Use mimetic pad and F-key functions which are a struggle on phone-based clients.

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